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Mlb: 1967 World Series - St Louis Vs Boston [VHS]

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This is a great film of a classic World Series. Be forwarned that the archival footage has not been restored, and the colors have faded to the red side of the color spectrum. [...]
Things to watch for in the World Series film:

·The reaction of the teenage fan just after Jose Santiago homers in Game One.
·The great sunglasses and Barbara Feldon hairdos sported by many of the female fans.
·Reggie Smith (a rookie) is allowed not to wear a batting helmet, which even then I thought rookies were required to wear.
·The great umpire POV shots at Busch Stadium.
·The VERY strange reaction of the Cardinals, heading into the dugout after winning the World Series, looking over their shoulders onto the field as though a cannon shot had just been fired or they had seen someone brutalized by the stadium police. In fact, I read that some ugly incident DID occur, but for the life of me I can't find that reference....do you know what happened?
·How much Dick Williams juggled his starting lineup. He platooned the whole series at 2B (Adair/Andrews), RF (Tartabull/Harrelson), 3B (D.Jones/Foy) and C (R. Gibson/E. Howard).
·The monstrous homer Brock hit in Fenway's CF bleachers in Game 6.

Things you won't see in the World Series film:

·After Brock went 4-for-4 in Game One and when he led off the game in Game Two, Lonborg sailed one at his head. That was the last the Red Sox heard from Brock that afternoon.
·Nelson Briles retaliated by drilling Yaz in the legs his first AB in Game Three. Yaz sarcastically shouted "Thank you" to Briles as he headed to 1B. It didn't seem to stop Yaz in the whole series, although the film doesn't show him popping out twice with tying or go-ahead runs on 2B in Games Four and Five.
·After the Sox won Game Six, Dick Williams told the press, "Now it's Lonborg and champagne," and Boomer Scott said "Gibson won't survive five." Meaning innings. Curt Flood retorted by saying "Gibson will be drunk by five." Meaning o'clock.....
·The impact Tony Conigliaro might have made on this Series....
·Boston Mgr. Dick Williams pitched Lee Stange, who started 24 games for the Bosox and had a 2.77 ERA that season, only two innings the whole series....I might have given him the nod in Game Seven, ahead of hero Lonborg who, starting on just two days' rest, was by this point fatigued and leaving his pitches up for Maxvill, Gibson, and Javier to hammer.
·St. Louis Mgr. Red Schoendienst similarly never started Ray Washburn (2-2/3 inn the whole series), who had started 27 games during the season and won 10.